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Selected Verse: Mark 6:44 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Mr 6:44 |
Strong Concordance |
And [2532] they that did eat [5315] of the loaves [740] were [2258] about [5616] five thousand [4000] men [435]. |
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King James |
And they that did eat of the loaves were about five thousand men. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
And they that did eat of the loaves were about five thousand men--"besides women and children" (Mat 14:21). Of these, however, there would probably not be many; as only the males were obliged to go to the approaching festival.
Jesus Recrosses to the Western side of the Lake Walking on the Sea (Mar 6:45-56).
One very important particular given by John alone (Joh 6:15) introduces this portion: "When Jesus therefore perceived that they would take Him by force, to make Him a king, He departed again into a mountain Himself alone." |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Men (ἄνδρες)
Not generic, including men and women; but literally men. Compare Mat 14:21, beside women and children; a detail which we should have expected from Mark. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Were about five thousand - ὡσει, about, is omitted by a great majority of the best MSS. and by the principal versions. It is wanting in several editions: Bengel, Wetstein, and Griesbach, leave it out of the text. It is omitted by some in the parallel place, Mat 14:21, but it stands without any variation in Luk 9:14, and Joh 6:10. This miracle is mentioned by all the four evangelists. It is one of the most astonishing that Christ has wrought. It is a miracle which could not be counterfeited, and a full proof of the divinity of Christ. |
15 When Jesus [2424] therefore [3767] perceived [1097] that [3754] they would [3195] come [2064] and [2532] take [726] him [846] by force [726], to [2443] make [4160] him [846] a king [935], he departed [402] again [3825] into [1519] a mountain [3735] himself [846] alone [3441].
45 And [2532] straightway [2112] he constrained [315] his [846] disciples [3101] to get [1684] into [1519] the ship [4143], and [2532] to go [4254] to [1519] the other side [4008] before [4254] unto [4314] Bethsaida [966], while [2193] he [846] sent away [630] the people [3793].
46 And [2532] when he had sent [657] them [846] away [657], he departed [565] into [1519] a mountain [3735] to pray [4336].
47 And [2532] when even [3798] was come [1096], the ship [4143] was [2258] in [1722] the midst [3319] of the sea [2281], and [2532] he [846] alone [3441] on [1909] the land [1093].
48 And [2532] he saw [1492] them [846] toiling [928] in [1722] rowing [1643]; for [1063] the wind [417] was [2258] contrary [1727] unto them [846]: and [2532] about [4012] the fourth [5067] watch [5438] of the night [3571] he cometh [2064] unto [4314] them [846], walking [4043] upon [1909] the sea [2281], and [2532] would [2309] have passed by [3928] them [846].
49 But [1161] when they saw [1492] him [846] walking [4043] upon [1909] the sea [2281], they supposed [1380] it had been [1511] a spirit [5326], and [2532] cried out [349]:
50 For [1063] they all [3956] saw [1492] him [846], and [2532] were troubled [5015]. And [2532] immediately [2112] he talked [2980] with [3326] them [846], and [2532] saith [3004] unto them [846], Be of good cheer [2293]: it is [1510] I [1473]; be [5399] not [3361] afraid [5399].
51 And [2532] he went up [305] unto [4314] them [846] into [1519] the ship [4143]; and [2532] the wind [417] ceased [2869]: and [2532] they were sore [3029] amazed [1839] in [1722] themselves [1438] beyond [1537] measure [4053], and [2532] wondered [2296].
52 For [1063] they considered [4920] not [3756] the miracle of [1909] the loaves [740]: for [1063] their [846] heart [2588] was [2258] hardened [4456].
53 And [2532] when they had passed over [1276], they came [2064] into [1909] the land [1093] of Gennesaret [1082], and [2532] drew to the shore [4358].
54 And [2532] when they [846] were come [1831] out of [1537] the ship [4143], straightway [2112] they knew [1921] him [846],
55 And ran through [4063] that [1565] whole [3650] region round about [4066], and began [756] to carry about [4064] in [1909] beds [2895] those that were [2192] sick [2560], where [3699] they heard [191] he was [3754] [1563] [2076].
56 And [2532] whithersoever [3699] [302] he entered [1531], into [1519] villages [2968], or [2228] cities [4172], or [2228] country [68], they laid [5087] the sick [770] in [1722] the streets [58], and [2532] besought [3870] him [846] that [2443] they might touch [680] if [2579] it were but [2579] the border [2899] of his [846] garment [2440]: and [2532] as many [3745] as [302] touched [680] him [846] were made whole [4982].
21 And [1161] they that had eaten [2068] were [2258] about [5616] five thousand [4000] men [435], beside [5565] women [1135] and [2532] children [3813].
21 And [1161] they that had eaten [2068] were [2258] about [5616] five thousand [4000] men [435], beside [5565] women [1135] and [2532] children [3813].
10 And [1161] Jesus [2424] said [2036], Make [4160] the men [444] sit down [377]. Now [1161] there was [2258] much [4183] grass [5528] in [1722] the place [5117]. So [3767] the men [435] sat down [377], in number [706] about [5616] five thousand [4000].
14 For [1063] they were [2258] about [5616] five thousand [4000] men [435]. And [1161] he said [2036] to [4314] his [846] disciples [3101], Make [2625] them [846] sit down [2625] by [303] fifties [4004] in a company [2828].
21 And [1161] they that had eaten [2068] were [2258] about [5616] five thousand [4000] men [435], beside [5565] women [1135] and [2532] children [3813].